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Maserati CEO says new Alfieri will finally make Geneva in 2020

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Maserati’s

long-delayed Alfieri will be shown at Geneva a year from now, says company CEO Harald Wester. The Alfieri will be the model to replace the

GranTurismo

coupe, the production of which is expected to end later this year as Maserati’s Modena plant is overhauled and retooled for the

new car

.

Autocar reports

that Wester placed the Alfieri’s reveal for Geneva 2020, but that series production will not begin until 2021-2022. Earlier reports had timed the

Alfieri pre-production to begin in early 2020

, in time for Geneva. The Maserati lineup will be significantly updated in the near future, and will feature extensive electrification, from mild

hybrids

to fully

electric vehicles

.

“Any product we touch or make will have significant electrification,” Wester told

Autocar

. “The main launches for new products are in 2021-22, and by the end of 2022 we will have a completely new range. For each and every lineup, we will have a full battery electric version. Not only that but at least one.” Future models will also include updated versions of

Ghibli

,

Quattroporte

and

Levante

.

The Alfieri was

originally shown as a concept in 2014

, but the delays have forced the 2008-introduced GranTurismo to soldier on. When the Alfieri finally comes, however, it will do so as a PHEV, a mild hybrid and a full electric version.

Maserati is also adamant it will build electrified

sports cars

profitably. “Maserati is one of the few brands who can

sell cars

at the cost and reality of the technology and still make money,” said Wester.

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